MicroLED Transfer (Pick and place)

Taiwan-based MicroLED developer PlayNitride announced its financial results for Q1 2026, with 135.8 million NTD ($4.3 million USD) in revenues, down from 300 million NTD last year. The company's net loss reached 251.8 million NTD (almost $8 million), up from a loss of 51.5 million NTD last year.

A few days ago, PlayNitride also announced that its China-based subsidiary PlayNitride Kunshan has cancelled its plans to buy new microLED mass transfer equipment from Suzhou-based Yuzhu Semiconductor. The original deal (signed in February 2026) was worth $31.3 million. Yuzhu Semi will refund all payments made by PlayNitride and will not claim and compensation or restitution.

China-based San’an Optoelectronics is collaborating with Tsinghua University and China Mobile to develop microLED-based optical communication solutions.

San'an has recently successfully developed a microLED based device with high-speed modulation capability. It is reported that the company's tests have demonstrated a 3dB modulation bandwidth exceeding 7 GHz. Based on communication models, San'an's NRZ-OOK data transmission rate is expected to surpass 10Gb/s/.

We are happy to announce a new edition of our MicroLED Transfer Process Market Report, with all the latest information, new technologies and companies, and more. MicroLEDs are advancing quickly and the transfer process remains one of the key challenges, with several technologies and processes competing for different market segments.

Reading this report, you'll learn all about:

• All known microLED transfer processes
• The current industry and market status
• Advantages and disadvantages of transfer technologies
• Future technologies and roadmaps

The report package also provides:

• An introduction to microLED production processes
• Over 25 presentations, brochures and technical papers
• MicroLED chip-level market estimates and forecasts
• Free updates for a year

This microLED display transfer process report provides a comprehensive look into current and future LED transfer technologies processes used for the production of microLED displays. The report covers everything you need to know about the current status of the industry.

We’re pleased to feature ETRI, Korea's national research institute conducting advanced R&D across ICT, semiconductors, AI, and digital technologies, in our latest MicroLED Industry Association spotlight series.

Among its diverse research areas, ETRI is advancing microLED displays through SITRAB (Simultaneous Transfer and Bonding), a laser-assisted technology enabling high-throughput, precise, and scalable MicroLED integration.

We spoke with Dr. Kwang-Seong Choi, Assistant Vice President and principal researcher at ETRI.

Researchers from the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (Guangzhou), led by Prof. Yunda Wang, have developed a novel microLED transfer process, based on a dynamically programmable transfer head that uses localized heating to control a polymer's stickiness.

The researchers say that this new tool's ability to selectively handle a diverse range of geometries addresses a critical bottleneck in building complex microsystems. The researchers proved their system could selectively sort and transfer functioning 45-by-25-micrometer microLEDs to form custom layouts without degrading their performance.

Korea's ETRI demonstrated a 4,000 PPI 720x540 monochrome microLED display, produced using its proprietary SITRAB bonding technology. The researchers at ETRI says that this demonstration showcases a scalable alternative to hybrid bonding for ultra-high-resolution integration.

1 µm Solder Bumps at 4 µm Pitch, enabling a 4000 PPI microLEDF

The device was fabricated by bonding microLED chips to a silicon backplane using a Cu pillar / Sn solder cap structure with approximately 1 µm bump diameter and 4 µm bump pitch. 

Researchers from Huazhong University of Science and Technology have reported a self-aligned laser transfer (SALT) based on directional photothermal regulation strategies that enables high-precision, programmable transfer of microchips or microLEDs without the need of precise laser-to-die alignment.

The researchers demonstrated multiple transfer printings of RGB MicroLED chips from different donor wafers highlight SALT’s self-aligned and batch-selective capabilities, which are crucial for efficient full-color MicroLED display assembly.

US-based signage developer Daktronics announced that it has acquired IP, equipment and technical expertise from X Display Company (XDC). It is not clear whether XDC remains an active company, or whether it has shut down after the acquisition. The company did not disclose the financial implications of this acquisition.

Daktronics says that the acquisition will enable it to integrate these technologies into its own products. The IP assets include XDC's mass transfer technologies and microLED fabrication, which Daktronics aims to use in large-format video walls and medium-sized commercial displays.

Tianma has demonstrated a 108-inch 4K tiled microLED display, that it says was produced with an all-laser mass transfer process - which probably means it utilizes both a LIFT and an LLO process. The company also says that this display features zero visible bezels, ultra-high brightness (it did not specify it, though), and exceptional contrast.

This is the first time that Tianma is showing a large-area tiled microLED. It has showed single modules before for example the 5.04" 480x320 (222 micron LEDs) it has shown in 2021. In 2024, it has demonstrated a 7.5-inch module that features a brightness of 600 nits.  

We are happy to announce a new edition of our MicroLED Transfer Process Market Report, with all the latest information, new technologies and companies, and more. MicroLEDs are advancing quickly and the transfer process remains one of the key challenges, with several technologies and processes competing for different market segments.

Reading this report, you'll learn all about:

• All known microLED transfer processes
• The current industry and market status
• Advantages and disadvantages of transfer technologies
• Future technologies and roadmaps

The report package also provides:

• An introduction to microLED production processes
• Over 25 presentations, brochures and technical papers
• MicroLED chip-level market estimates and forecasts
• Free updates for a year

This microLED display transfer process report provides a comprehensive look into current and future LED transfer technologies processes used for the production of microLED displays. The report covers everything you need to know about the current status of the industry.